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Florida Sending Search-and-Rescue Team to Lousiana
Florida Sending Search-and-Rescue Team to Lousiana

A Florida emergency management search-and-rescue team is heading to Louisiana in anticipation of the landfall of Hurricane Laura. The team of about a dozen people is expected to spend about two weeks, or however long it is needed, working after the storm, Division of Emergency Management spokesman... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted08/27/2020


Florida Public Power Sending Mutual Aid to Louisiana for Restoration Following Hurricane Laura
Florida Public Power Sending Mutual Aid to Louisiana for Restoration Following Hurricane Laura

The Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) has assembled public power crews from across the state to aid with power restoration efforts in Louisiana following Hurricane Laura, which is slated to make landfall this week as a major hurricane. Approximately 25 public power personnel from... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted08/26/2020


DeSantis Picks La Rosa for PSC
DeSantis Picks La Rosa for PSC

State Rep. Mike La Rosa, a St. Cloud Republican who faces term limits this year, was named Friday by Gov. Ron DeSantis to serve on the Florida Public Service Commission. DeSantis announced the appointment Friday evening, with La Rosa slated to replace Commissioner Donald Polmann, whose four-year... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted08/24/2020


Energy Connections Virtual Conference
Energy Connections Virtual Conference

About FMEA is hosting a week-long event delivering cutting edge information to members about improving their daily operations. The virtual conference features webinars and virtual roundtables on transmission and distribution, customer connections, safety, and lineworker training, cybersecurity... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted08/21/2020


Plan for Nuclear Plant Site Approved
Plan for Nuclear Plant Site Approved

State regulators Tuesday approved a plan aimed at dramatically speeding up the decontamination and restoration of the site of Duke Energy Florida’s shuttered Crystal River nuclear-power plant. The Florida Public Service Commission backed Duke’s plan to enter a $540 million contract... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted08/18/2020


Lawmakers, Polmann on PSC Short List
Lawmakers, Polmann on PSC Short List

Gov. Ron DeSantis will choose from among three state lawmakers and an incumbent commissioner as he makes his first appointment to the Florida Public Service Commission. Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted08/12/2020


Regulators Sign Off on Utility Storm Agreements
Regulators Sign Off on Utility Storm Agreements

Florida Power & Light and Gulf Power will hold off on fully moving forward with costly plans to install underground power lines, as state regulators Monday approved storm-protection agreements between utility giants and consumer advocates. Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted08/11/2020


Florida Public Power Organizations Launch Social Media Campaign in Advance of Appeciation Day
Florida Public Power Organizations Launch Social Media Campaign in Advance of Appeciation Day

In advance of Florida Lineworker Appreciation Day on August 26, the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) and Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) today launched a social media campaign to honor Florida’s public power lineworkers. The campaign will feature lineworkers from... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted08/5/2020


Public power utilities restore power in wake of Tropical Storm Isaias
Public power utilities restore power in wake of Tropical Storm Isaias

Public power utilities on August 4 made steady progress in restoring power in the wake of Tropical Storm Isaias, which made landfall as a hurricane in North Carolina and subsequently became a tropical storm. The Weather Channel on Aug. 4 said that Isaias “will race northward near the East... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted08/5/2020


FMEA Associate Member Spotlight – Purvis Gray
FMEA Associate Member Spotlight – Purvis Gray

FMEA’s Associate Member of the month for August is Purvis Gray Purvis Gray was founded in Gainesville in 1946 by Roy Purvis and Howard Gray, two University of Florida Accounting Professors. Since then, they have established additional offices in Ocala, Tallahassee, Sarasota, Orlando and... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted08/3/2020


FMEA would like to welcome our new Associate Member: Guidehouse
FMEA would like to welcome our new Associate Member: Guidehouse

.Please always remember the companies who support FMEA and the Florida Public Power community first when you need to purchase goods or services. Guidehouse Guidehouse helps commercial and public clients address their most important challenges with innovative solutions that advance conventional... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted08/3/2020


Utilities Expect Outages from Isaias
Utilities Expect Outages from Isaias

The state’s largest energy providers are warning customers to expect power outages as Hurricane Isaias brushes the state this weekend. “We’re preparing for severe weather due to Hurricane Isaias, including new safety measures due to COVID-19,” Juno Beach-based Florida Power... Continue Reading

Postedby Garnie Holmes (deleted)
Date posted08/1/2020